Wednesday, September 7, 2011

The Results are In!

Blood work results came back today, there's good...and well...read on.

Triglycerides: 98 (should be under 150)Cholesterol: 150 (should be under 200)HDL (good chol): 50 (should be greater than 40)LDL: (bad chol): 80 (should be less than 130)Glucose: 84 (should be between 75-99)

I expected some things to be higher than June because I've added eggs pretty much every day. I am pleased that my good cholesterol is now where it should be and that my Glucose number is lower than it was.

These were JUNE 22 results for comparison.

Tryglycerides: 96 (should be under 150)Cholesterol: 136 (should be under 200)HDL (good chol) 39 (should be greater than 40)LDL (bad chol)78 (should be less than 130)Glucose 91 (should be between 75-99)

So here's the rather annoying, I want to kick someone news that made me get emotional and cry a minute. My TSH levels (thyroid/pituitary function) are low. TSH 2011 - .014TSH 2009 - .893. So what are the symptoms of low TSH? Weight loss. I can't tell you how unbelievable upset it makes me to have my weight loss attributed to my thyroid (which I have unsuccessfully tried to blame for my obesity my whole life even though the results always came back as normal). I have worked HARD. I have stopped eating bad things, I have exercised nearly an hour EVERY day. So f*!$ you TSH levels. You may not have the credit.

2 comments:

Have you changed multivitamins? There are several vitamins and even foods that can make your thyroid levels wonky. I was diagnosed hypo in January...and it has been a long road trying to normalize my levels. Hang in there!!!You know the hard work you have put into this!!! No one can take that away from you!!!

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I am a stay at home wife and mother to three beautiful girls. I was overweight all my life and lost over 100lbs in 2011. After I gave birth to my youngest daughter, I lost my father to cancer and managed to gain back all of that weight. I'm on a mission to lose it again. I have a degree in History with a focus on Early Modern Europe. In my spare time I like to watch movies, visit museums, and travel